Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Serbia
Serbia: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 25.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Serbia, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Serbia stood at 25.5%.
The figure is down 24.3% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Serbia peaked at 33.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 2007.
Serbia ranks 51st of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 20.4% | — |
| 2007 | 14.5% | -28.5% |
| 2008 | 21.8% | +50.2% |
| 2009 | 22.6% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 23.2% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 26.2% | +12.7% |
| 2012 | 24.8% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 26.4% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 27.1% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 28.1% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 28.9% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 29.5% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 30.2% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 30.5% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 30.9% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 33.7% | +8.8% |
| 2024 | 25.5% | -24.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.8% | 14.5% | 22.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 27.5% | 23.2% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.0% | 25.5% | 33.7% | 3 |
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More education data for Serbia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 16,557 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 95.99 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Serbia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Serbia was 25.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2007.
- How does Serbia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Serbia ranks 51st out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release